Friendcasts vs GlomCon Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Friendcasts
This app simplifies social event planning by allowing users to propose ideas, gauge interest, and organize confirmed events with dedicated chat and photo sharing. It focuses on bringing people together without the complexities of traditional social media.
- Propose event ideas and gauge interest
- Organize confirmed events with dedicated chat
- Create custom groups for faster event planning
- Utilize polls for group decisions
- Share photos of event memories
- Form communities for shared events
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Friendcasts is an event planning tool that makes it easy to bring you and your friends together for fun times and meaningful connections. Unlike other apps that function like or require a social media account, Friendcasts is NOT a social media app. Friendcasts focuses only on the social aspect of bringing people together. WHY FRIENDCASTS? If you’ve ever tried to plan something then you know it can be difficult to organize people. There is pressure on the planner to message each person individually (which is inconvenient and time-consuming) or create a group chat (which is often difficult to leave). With Friendcasts, you can gauge interest in potential events in a pressure free way by creating an “Idea”. If anyone you include is interested all they have to do is press a button. When your Idea has enough interest, it can be easily transitioned to an official Event that includes a dedicated group chat, polls, and a place to upload photos of the memories you've made. After the Event has ended, you can find it in your profile page along with your other past Events. Photos can still be uploaded but the group chat and polls are locked to prevent unnecessary noise and help you focus on future Events. FEATURES - Events - For planned occasions that are definitely happening. - Ideas - Gauge interest in a potential event. When enough people indicate interest, you can get a notification and/or you can configure the Idea to automatically transition into an official Event. - Communities - Communities allow you to share events and ideas with specific people. Whether it's for a local club, sports group, board game group, or even a travel group, you can set up a community for it. - Chat - Each Event has a dedicated group chat to help make your plans a reality and includes GIF support for a little extra fun. - Polls - Perfect for gauging feedback, making group decisions, or creating sign-up sheets - Groups - Organize friends into custom groups for faster selection when creating an Idea or Event. - Location selection - Everyone in an Event can quickly pull up directions to the fun
GlomCon Network
A global network connecting patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals interested in autoimmune kidney diseases. It facilitates the exchange of experiences, resources, and information on diagnostics, research, and treatment options.
- Peer support for kidney disease patients and caregivers
- Directory of kidney disease experts
- Information on various kidney diseases
- Connect with healthcare professionals
- Collaborate on research projects
- Access to clinical trial information
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A global kidney disease network to serve anyone interested in autoimmune kidney diseases The GlomCon Network is a global kidney disease community providing peer support for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to exchange experiences, share resources, discuss diagnostics and opportunities, and collaborate on a broad swath of initiatives, whether to raise awareness or initiate research projects. THIS NETWORK IS ONLY FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT. PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WILL BE ABLE TO Find a directory of Kidney Disease Experts in their community. Exchange experience and resources with other patients and caregivers. Find specialized clinics and disease experts globally. Find available clinics and medical centers offering clinical trials. Help members of the global community locate study sites and doctors who can discuss trial opportunities close to the patient. Find updated information on various kidney diseases, such as: IgA Nephropathy FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis) Nephrotic Syndrome Minimal Change Disease (AMKD) APOL1 Mediated Kidney Disease C3G (C3 Glomerulopathy) Lupus nephritis Alport syndrome and many others KIDNEY DISEASE EXPERTS WILL BE ABLE TO Volunteer and create patient-centered medical education resources. Answer general, not patient-specific, questions from the community that helps improve understanding of kidney diseases and the currently available treatment options. Connect with each other and share experience and expertise in caring for patients with immune-mediated and complex kidney diseases. Exchange ideas, innovate, and launch projects that can help improve the care of patients with kidney diseases. NEPHROLOGY TRAINEES (RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS) WILL BE ABLE TO Network with each other. Share resources among each other. Exchange work, general career, and other life experiences. Network with nephrologists and nephropathologists across the globe. Find mentors and participate in research or educational projects. Learn from experts caring for patients with immune-mediated and complex kidney diseases. Exchange ideas, innovate, and launch projects that can help improve the care of patients with kidney diseases. WHAT THIS NETWORK IS NOT FOR: Seek and solicit medical advice. Obtain virtual care. Store or share personal health information or medical records. Give medical advice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Friendcasts at every 9 days against GlomCon Network's every 2 months. Friendcasts also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Friendcasts against 5.0 for GlomCon Network. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Friendcasts has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Friendcasts ships an update every 9 days, GlomCon Network every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Friendcasts | GlomCon Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Zachary Keeton | Glomerular Disease Study and Trial Consortium |
Customer experience
Friendcasts
GlomCon Network
In-app purchases
Friendcasts
No in-app purchases
GlomCon Network
No in-app purchases









